Jackson County vs. Washtenaw County

Jackson County (MI)Washtenaw County (MI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)158,823370,963
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.9%7.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)160,245345,104
Population, Census, April 1, 2010160,248344,791
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.4%18.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.8%13.8%
Female persons, percent48.9%50.4%
White alone, percent87.6%74.1%
Black or African American alone, percent8.1%12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.4%
Asian alone, percent0.9%9.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.6%4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.6%70.0%
Veterans, 2014-201810,57313,497
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.8%12.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)69,685151,550
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.4%60.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$124,100$246,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,134$1,737
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$428$674
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$763$1,083
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.8%33.0%
Building permits, 2018172805
Households, 2014-201861,696140,210
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.7%76.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.0%15.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.5%94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.7%87.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.6%95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.4%55.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.4%6.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.7%4.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.5%64.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.5%60.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)201,541764,915
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)936,8224,710,181
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,621,2835,419,884
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,841,6954,461,115
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,488$12,712
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.124.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$51,431$69,434
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,942$39,486
Persons in poverty, percent13.7%15.0%
Total employer establishments, 20172,9018,212
Total employment, 201750,191152,087
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,411,1168,309,289
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.6%1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,99830,231
All firms, 201210,81633,195
Men-owned firms, 20125,50217,453
Women-owned firms, 20123,97312,250
Minority-owned firms, 20129345,988
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,45925,666
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,1522,488
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,20028,981
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%7.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.2%33.1%
Population per square mile, 2010228.4488.4
Land area in square miles, 2010701.67705.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Jackson county (MI) and Washtenaw county (MI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.